Abstract
In this article, the historical background of a clinical treatment guideline based on scientific evidence and the build process of the guideline are explained. This article is summarized as follows.1.Eight guidelines associated with dentistry have already been released in Medical information network distribution service (Minds), as of October 2011.2.Ninety-three reviews associated with dentistry have already been released in Cochrane Review, as of October 2011.3.It is important for drawing up clinical treatment guidelines to search systematic literatures. However, it is difficult to find the literatures with high-leveled scientific evidence. As a result, it is also difficult to give high-leveled recommendation to the guideline.4.If a clinical question “What is the effective treatment for the primary tooth with extensive caries when caries removal results in a carious or mechanical pulp exposure with no pulpitis or with reversible pulpitis” is raised, “Guideline on pulp therapy for primary and young permanent teeth” is obtained in the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry guidelines. Furthermore, the review “Complete or ultraconservative removal of decayed tissue in unfilled teeth” is obtained in Cochrane Review.
